The missionary can tell you that he, or a Christian friend or acquaintance, was once an Orthodox Jew, had a solid Jewish education, came from a traditional Jewish family, and more. This is a common deception! The hidden message he’s trying to convey is that he came to believe in Jesus even after acquiring so much Jewish knowledge and overcoming all the Jewish objections.
During the conversation, he can drop a few Yiddish or Hebrew words or phrases, or recall special memories from his traditional Jewish upbringing to give more weight to his story. In reality, these methods are often the result of careful coaching from a professional missionary.
Ask him to describe a few intimate details of Jewish life that an observant Jewish child could describe in a second, and see how he responds. In many cases, when he starts to fudge about the extent of his Jewish background and knowledge, his dishonesty becomes evident.
The missionary can tell you that he knows all the Jewish objections to his arguments and then, he can show you why these objections are wrong. Don’t expect to hear the valid Jewish response from such a source. |
